Necktie holder



March 20, 1956 E. CARTY NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Aug. 17, 1953 IN VEN TOR.

EDWARD CART) BY 0 H AII'JRAZ) United States PatentO NECKTIE HOLDER Edward Carty, Syosset, N. Y.

Application August 17, 1953, Serial No. 374,597

1 Claim. (Cl. 2145) This invention relates generally to four-in-hand neckties and, more particularly, to means forming part of the necktie for holding such necktie in neat, orderly fashion and against displacement.

Usually such necktie holders take the form of separate metal clasps which pinch the ends of the tie to the front of the shirt. Such devices often damage the tie and shirt. Furthermore, such devices are usually exposed to view and are unsightly. oftentimes they become lost or misplaced.

It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to provide a necktie holder which forms part of the necktie and accordingly is always in position ready for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder which forms part of the necktie and which automatically accommodates itself for cooperation with standard spaced buttons on a shirt.

A further object of the invention is to provide a necktie holder which is hidden from view and does not bulge or deform the necktie.

Still another object, according to a modification of the invention, is to provide a necktie holder which is detachable from the necktie and which automatically accommodates itself to the button on a shirt.

It is further proposed to produce a necktie holder which is simple in construction, which can be attached to any standard four-in-hand necktie and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a four-in-hand necktie embodying one form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary rear view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a rear elevational view of the holder removed from the necktie.

Fig. 6 is a View looking down on the top edge thereof.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing a modified form of the invention.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings, a four-in-hand necktie 10 of ordinary construction is shown embodying the first form of the invention. As is customary, the necktie is formed with tapered end portions 11 and 12, the tapered end portion 11 being wider than the end portion 12 and constituting the front or outer hanging end portion when the tie is folded and tied around the neckband 13 of a shirt 14 as shown in Fig. 1.

According to the present invention, the necktie holder is secured to the inner surface of the wider end portion 11 2,738,513 Patented Mar. 20, 19 56 and consists of a strip of ribbon or fabric 15 which is turned inwardly at its ends and secured to the edges of the end portion 11 by rows of stitching 16, leaving the remaining portion of the strip unattached in order to form a loop.

A fabric string or cord 17 is secured, by stitching 18, at one end to the inner surface of thelooped portion of the strip 15 at a point midway its height, projecting outwardly of the strip. Its outer projecting end is turned on itself and secured to the string by stitching 19 to form a button engaging loop or bight 20. The secured end of the string 17 forms a hinged connection with the strip 15 at its center so that the string may be swung outwardly of the strip and projected in a downward direction as shown in the drawing, or it may be projected in an upward direction an equal distance.

The buttons of shirts, such as the buttons 21 on the shirt 14 illustrated, are spaced a standard 3% inches apart, and the strip or loop 15 is so positioned on the wide end portion 11 of the tie that the center of said strip 15 is located, from the outer end of the wide end portion 11, a distance equal to the distance between two adjacent buttons, or a distance of at least 3 /2 inches. The preferred distance from the bottom apex of the front panel of the necktie to the bottom edge of strip 15 is 7 inches.

In use, when the tie is folded or tied, as shown in Fig. 1, the narrow inner tapered end portion 12 is pulled through the loop portion of the strip 15 and arranged in superposed relation With the wider end portion 11. The looped end 20 of the string or cord 17 is then looped around an adjacent button 21 on the shirt 14. When the necktie is properly folded or tied, as shown in Fig. l, the loop or bight 20 of the string may be looped around a button, at either side of the strip 15, as the location of the hinged connection, the dimensions of the strip 15 and string 17, and the standardized spacing of the button 21 permit this. When the string 17 is looped around a button on the shirt, both hanging end portions 11 and 12 of the necktie are fastened or anchored and held in a neat and orderly fashion against displacement. The strip and string are hidden from view and do not deform the tie or mar the appearance thereof in any way.

A modification of the invention is shown in Fig. 7 wherein the strip 15' is formed with a buttonhole 22 at its center for receiving a button 23 having an elastic cord or string 17' secured thereto and depending therefrom. A loop or bight 20' is formed at the end of the elastic cord for looping over a button 21 on the shirt 14. The strip 15' is to be secured to the wide end portion of the necktie in a manner similar to the strip 15. The button 23 is to be inserted into the buttonhole 22 and the loop 20' is to be looped around a button on the shirt for anchoring the hanging tie ends to the shirt.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim:

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Leters Patent 1s:

In a four-in-hand necktie having a wide end portion and a narrow end portion, means for anchoring the hanging end portions of the folded necktie to a shirt having buttons, said means including a transverse fabric strip secured in looped fonnation to the wide end portion of the necktie for receiving the narrow end portion of the necktie in superposed relation with the wide end portion, said looped strip having a buttonhole at its center, midway its height, and a fastening unit for detachably securing the looped strip to a button on a shirt, said unit including 3 a button detachably secured in said button hole, an elastic cord hingedly secured to and projecting from said latter button, and a loop on the puter projecting end of said e stic cord o en i g a bu on o a Shirt ith r t o e ow th st p- References-Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 Wilson Dec. 29, 1885 Otten' Dec.'6', 1932 FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain Dec. 10, 1936 France Apr. 12, 1948 Germany Apr. 1, 1938 

